Empire Gulch is to the east and slightly south of the Rosemont Mine--about one mile east of SR83 and about 1.5 miles south of Hwy 62. This area is downhill from the mine site in the foothills of the Santa Rita Mountains.
Water flows in the Empire Gulch in the Empire-Cienega Resource Conservation Area, a riparian area in the grasslands of southern Arizona, USA, north of Sonoita.